"I was trying to show them it wasn't that cold," Singletary said. "This is football weather."

At Southern University one year, Singletary said he wore a coat to underline that the heat wasn't so bad.

The kickers spent the second half of practice in a baseball dugout.

The National Weather Service has forecast temperatures in the low to mid-40s for today's 6:05 p.m. (2:05 Hawai'i time) kickoff. There is a 20-percent chance of rain.

"As long as the wind isn't that strong, it'll be OK," head coach June Jones said. A 10-mph wind is forecast.

Assistant equipment manager Al Ginoza said, "we're ready for everything, including snow."

Ginoza said the team brought five extra trunks of cold-weather gear, including hand-warmers, parkas, rain jackets, long-sleeved under shirts.

Owens a semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award

Warrior slotback Chad Owens is among 11 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, symbolic of college football's best receiver.

Owens, a 5-foot-9, 177-pound senior from Roosevelt High, has 47 catches for 516 yards and six touchdowns this season. He also has returned a punt for a touchdown in three consecutive home games, although kick returns aren't figured into the selection process.

The award is named after Fred Biletnikoff, a former Florida State and Oakland Raiders receiver.

Chang gets air time before he airs it out

ESPN featured quarterback Tim Chang's pursuit of Ty Detmer's NCAA career passing record in a four-minute segment entitled, "On the brink of history," during halftime of last night's Virginia Tech-Georgia Tech game.

Chang was interviewed at the team's hotel before practice.

Chang needs 241 yards to surpass Detmer's 15,031 yards posted during four seasons at Brigham Young ending in 1991.

Told, "this record is probably gonna go down (tonight)," by an ESPN interviewer, Chang replied: "I like that."

NOTES

Injury-free day, finally: After losing several players to injuries last week and defensive lineman Kila Kamakawiwo'ole to an appendectomy Tuesday, Jones said, " It is nice to get through a day without anything else happening (injury-wise)." All 60 players on the travel roster took part in practice.

Long odds: UH is a 22-point underdog on several Las Vegas lines, the biggest odds it has faced for a game since 2000 when it was a 35-point underdog at Texas Christian. For then-No. 4 ranked Southern California last season, UH was a 21-point underdog.

Sellout expected: Boise State is expecting a sellout for the game with only a few student tickets and scattered single seats available in the 30,000-seat Bronco Stadium. "There's no question it will sell out," said Gene Bleymaier, Boise State athletic director.